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We are looking to recruit a publishing hopeful to take on a six-month in-house internship that will comprise of two parts: general reception duties and office managerial tasks for the company as a whole; and more specialised administrative and reading support for literary agent Christabel McKinley. We see this as a role for someone who is starting their journey in publishing, although experience in other industries is actively welcomed and valued.

The ideal candidate would be approachable, comfortable with a front-of-house receptionist role and willing to turn their hand to various ad hoc tasks to ensure smooth running of the front desk. Alongside this, a passionate long-time reader of fantasy would be instrumental in helping Christabel manage and read her submissions, work editorially with her authors alongside her (please see her agent page for a sense of her list and tastes), and provide help with basic administrative tasks. These will introduce the intern to the day-to-day workings of a literary agent, including a basic understanding of contracts, databases and editorial, and aim to provide a strong foundation for progressing into a publishing career.

In your application, please outline what you would like to take from the internship experience and what relevant and/or transferable experience and skills you would bring to the role. Please feel free to approach this as laterally as you would like – we consider every career, educational or voluntary experience as valuable, and are particularly interested in candidates who can bring a fresh perspective to the role. Any skills or background in the wider arts, visual or cultural industries, design, languages, education or marketing are of particular interest. We are also very interested in hearing about your own personal reading tastes and habits and would love to hear a few lines about a book or story you enjoyed recently and how you came across it.

Apply by Sunday 2nd August.

To apply, please email your CV and covering letter (or your CV and two covering letters if you are applying for both roles and you would like to use different letters) via email to Orli Vogt-Vincent at recruitment(a)davidhigham.co.uk. Please include your name in the subject line of the email and indicate which position/s you are applying for using these formats:

INTERN SURNAME first name

ASST SURNAME first name

INTERN and ASST SURNAME first name

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We offer expenses for travel to London to attend interview. Please let us know if you require any accessibility adjustments during the application and/or interview process.

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